Mississippi · DUI · Checked October 2026
DUI License Suspension in Mississippi: Hearing Deadline and Hardship License
DUI License Suspension in Mississippi: What Are the Rules?
You have 30 days to challenge a license suspension after a DUI arrest in Mississippi.
- Deadline to challenge
- 30 days
- How it is counted
- The date the officer seizes your license and gives you a receipt, which serves as a 30-day temporary driving permit
- Failed test
- 90 days if the 30-day permit expires without a trial request (1 year if previously convicted of or nonadjudicated for DUI)
- Refused test
- 90 days, starting 30 days after the notice of suspension (1 year if previously convicted of or nonadjudicated for DUI); a court may let you keep driving on an interlock-restricted license or under a drug-testing program
- Hardship license
- Interlock-restricted license
How to Request a Hearing in Mississippi
request a trial in the court handling your DUI charge within the 30 days; if the trial isn't started within 30 days through no fault of yours or your lawyer, the court extends your driving privilege until final conviction. If the permit expires without a trial request, the Department of Public Safety suspends your license
Suspension if You Fail a Test in Mississippi
90 days if the 30-day permit expires without a trial request (1 year if previously convicted of or nonadjudicated for DUI)Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-23(1)(a), (1)(c), (2)
Official source: suspension if you fail a test (Mississippi)
Suspension if You Refuse a Test in Mississippi
90 days, starting 30 days after the notice of suspension (1 year if previously convicted of or nonadjudicated for DUI); a court may let you keep driving on an interlock-restricted license or under a drug-testing programMiss. Code Ann. § 63-11-23(1)(a), (1)(c), (2)
Official source: suspension if you refuse a test (Mississippi)
Getting a Interlock-Restricted License in Mississippi
a court may order you to drive only vehicles with an ignition interlock instead of serving the suspension; the device must be installed before the suspension begins, on every vehicle you own or operate, and DPS verifies it before issuing the license; for drug-only DUIs a court-ordered drug-testing program can serve the same role
Official source: getting a interlock-restricted license (Mississippi)
More on DUI Law in Mississippi
See the full overview of DUI laws in Mississippi and read about hardship licenses in every state.
This page summarizes Mississippi law from official sources, checked October 2026. It isn't legal advice; a lawyer licensed in Mississippi can advise on your case.
Frequently Asked Questions
How Long Do You Have to Request a Hearing in Mississippi?
30 days. How it is counted: the date the officer seizes your license and gives you a receipt, which serves as a 30-day temporary driving permit.
How Long Is the License Suspension for Failing a Test?
90 days if the 30-day permit expires without a trial request (1 year if previously convicted of or nonadjudicated for DUI)
Can You Get a Hardship License in Mississippi?
a court may order you to drive only vehicles with an ignition interlock instead of serving the suspension; the device must be installed before the suspension begins, on every vehicle you own or operate, and DPS verifies it before issuing the license; for drug-only DUIs a court-ordered drug-testing program can serve the same role